Claudia Ross
Professor Emeritus of Chinese, College of the Holy Cross
Dr. Ross has 40 years of experience teaching CFL. Her leadership includes 9 years as director of the Read-On STARTALK Program, 3 terms as president and past-president of CLTA, 10 years as Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Holy Cross. She is lead author or author of many of textbooks, grammars, and articles focusing on Chinese language. |
Meng Yeh
Teaching Professor at the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication at Rice University
Dr. Yeh has 26 years of experience teaching CFL. Her leadership includes 9 year as Instructional Lead in the Read-On STARTALK Program, 5 years as Instructional Lead for the Houston STARTALK Teacher Program, and 16 years as AP Chinese consultant for the College Board. She is Co-author of several Chinese textbooks, and a researcher in the field of character acquisition in Chinese. |
Ke Peng
Director of the Chinese Flagship Program and associate professor of Chinese at Western Kentucky University
Dr. Peng has 16 years of experience teaching CFL and has served as the College team leader in the Read-On STARTALK Program since 2013. She publishes in the field of CFL acquisition and is teacher trainer and mentor to new teachers in Western Kentucky. |
Pei-Chia Chen
Lecturer and Academic Coordinator of the Chinese program, University of California, San Diego
Ms. Chen has 21 years of experience teaching Chinese and 4 years as language program coordinator at UC San Diego. She has served 1 year as co-team leader in the Read-On STARTALK Program, and was a past participant in the program. She is co-author of several Chinese textbooks and a frequent presenter at national Chinese language conferences. |
Sara Chao
Chinese language teacher, New Trier High School, Illinois
Ms. Chao has 13 years of experience teaching CFL, and has served as the team leader for the Read-On STARTALK Program since 2013. She has held many leadership roles in national and statewide Chinese language teachers’ organizations and has presented professional development workshops throughout the US for Chinese teachers. |
Shiffon Xuefeng Theodorou
Chinese language teacher, Simsbury High School, CT
Ms. Theodorou has 12 years of experience teaching Chinese. She has served 1 year as co-team leader in the Read-On STARTALK Program, and was a past participant in the program. She is a teacher trainer and mentor in world languages in the West Hartford Public Schools and an active participant in regional and national Chinese language teachers associations. |
Baozhang He
Associate Professor Emeritus of Chinese, College of the Holy Cross
Dr. He has 35 years of experience teaching CFL. His leadership includes 9 years on the Read-On STARTALK leadership team, 5 years as a member of the AP Chinese Development committee, President and Past-President of CLTA, and extensive Chinese teacher training and mentoring. He is lead author or co-author of several Chinese textbooks and grammars, and of scholarly articles about Chinese. |
Brooke Cheng
Chinese language teacher, Barrington Middle School, IL
Ms. Cheng has 11 years of experience teaching Chinese, and has served 5 years as the middle school team leader in the Read-On STARTALK program. She is a teacher trainer and mentor in the Barrington School District and is active in regional and national Chinese language teachers associations. |
